Heating and lighting radiator



Apr. 24, 1923.

H. GINGER HEATING AND LIGHTING RADIATOR Filed Aug. 21

Patented Apr. 24, 1923.

Harvey GINGER, OFWLALTHIAM onoss, n qtanp.

HnaTInG Ann LIG TING RADIATOR.

Application filed August 21 1922. Ser-ia1.No.' 583,404.

To all w ham. iii-may concern.

. Be it known that I, HEN RY GINGER, a subj ect of the King of England,residing at VValtham Cross, 'Hertfordshire Kingdom of England, haveinvented new and useful Imp'ro'vemeiitsin Heating and Lighting Radia-"tors, of which the following 'isa specification.

This invention relates to combined, portable heating and 'hghtlngradiators arranged in a casingand its object is to provide an improvedconstructionand combination of internal reflecting surfaces-orreflectors, whereby improved effects of'heat and light are'obtained.

Another object is .to provide one ormore adjustable refiec tors bvmcansof which the heat and light can be thrownv outwardly in a predetermineddirection. r

A further objectisto provide the perforated in para in toto or otherwiseformed so as to facilitate the circulation of air.

The several characteristic features of my invention are fully set forthin the following description and illustrated in the annexed drawingmakingpart of the application.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of anap paratus embodying the invention;Fig. 2 IS polish, and has located therein behind the heat-source avertical reflecting surface 3 which is curved the concave surface facingtowards the heat-source v1 and serving to throw the heat and light outof the open front of the casing. In the construction illustrated,this-reflecting surface 3 is-the interior surface of the rear wall ofthe casing,

2, so that in'plan (FigureB) 'thecasing is more or less semi-circular orD shaped. In the construction shown in the drawing, gas

supplies the heat and light, and for this purpose I advantageouslyarrangea series of ordinary inverted incandescent gas burn ers 1 todependfrom a transverse gas pipe 4 extending across the upper part ofthe said casing with ekterna'l heat radiating or distributing andreflecting: plates disposed in spaced relation to the casing andpreferably casing 2 substantially parallel with the .of the casing,onelend of the pipe 4 extendingthrough the wall of the casing and havingan air regulating sleeve 5 and a nipple 6 for attachment to a flexibleorother tube 7 supplying. gas. The burners may occupy or as, shown atdifferent-heights: I r

positions in the casing at the same height,

Within the bottom of f1 1e casing is arranged an adjustable refieetor'8,which whenhorfi zontal exactly fitsthe bottom of the. casing.

At its front edge it is secured to or mounted uponatransverse rodrotatably mounted in he casing, as by 1:)assingthrough holes. in thelower ends of vertical tubes 14; provided at the sides of the casing fora purpose herecasingand is provided. with' a suitable adoneend may beprovided with ratchet means co-operating with the casing 2-,softh at thereflector remains in any position to which it may be adjusted. Ifratchet means are provided, the pawl or its equivalent. is adapted to bemoved by hand into an inoperative position to enable the angle ofinclination of the reflector to be altered when desired.

The casing is mounted on ornamental feet 10 and may have one or morehandles 11 whereby it may be lifted. The top of the casing isperforated. and fixed at a short distance in spaced relation thereto isa metal plate 12 of substantially the same shape but slightly larger.This plate also has a few perforations therein and fixed at a short distance thereabove is another plate 13 similar in size which preferablyhighly polished and may consist. like thecasing 2 of, the apparatus. ofaluminum. These plates 12 and 13 become heated by the heat rising fI'OID:j'u'sting knob orhandle 9. In the construcinafter described. Qne oreachof the ends of the rod projects beyond the wall of the as toconceal thetransverse gas pipe t from whichthe hurners 1 depend, and I may providean adjustable screen or screens for the upper part of this opening, oras shown for the whole of the front of the appliance.

For mounting the screen or screens I may provide at each side of thefront of the casing a length of metal tube. let-Yin which may rotate thelegs of a pair of door-like screens 15 which consist of wire meshcarried by a rigid peripheral frame member. Alternately I may employ asingle screen consisting of an arched or other shaped metal frame theupper portion of which carries screening means, and the legsof which areslidably adjustable in the tubes 14. This screening means may consist ofornamental glass or other beads, or the like, suspended from the archedframe, or of wire .mesh extending between the arch and a transverse barjoining the legs at a suitable height, or an opaque screen may beemployed. With the foregoing constructions the screen, 'or screens 15,may be adjusted, either vertically or angularly respectively, so as tocontrol within limits the direction and/or amount of light and heatradiated from the apparatus.

I claim:

1. A combined portable heating and lighting radiator comprising acasing, a source of heat and light suspended therewithin, an adjustablymounted reflector lodged at the bottom of the casing, and airdistributing plates above the casing.

2. A combined portable heating and lighting radiator comprising anopen-fronted D- 1,452,soo

shaped casing, a concave reflecting surface and an adjustablebottom-reflector at the interior of said casing, a perforated top platefor same, superposed air distributing plates carried by the top plate,and suspended heating and lighting burners within said casing.

8. A combined portable heating and lighting radiator comprising anopen-fronted D- shaped casing, a concave reflecting surface and anadjustable bottom-reflector internally of the casing, a perforated topplate for same, a superposed perforated plate on the top plate, a spacedreflecting plate carried by said superposed plate, a transverse gaspipeand inverted incandescent burners carried by said pipe within, and anarched front plate attached to said casing.

4. Acombined portable heating and lighting radiator comprising anopen-fronted D-. shaped casing, a concave reflecting surface and anadjustable bottom-reflector internally ofthe' casing, a perforated topplate for same, a superposed perforated plate on the top plate, a spacedreflecting plate carried by said superposed plate, a transverse gaspipeand inverted incandescent burners carried by said pipe within, an archedfrontplate attached to, and adjustable screens at front of said casing.

HENRY GINGER.

